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In digital certificate validation, missing an underscore prefix can lead to significant issues, as seen with DigiCert’s recent problems.
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Skipping essential validation steps like adding an underscore prefix can cause severe security and functionality issues. DigiCert’s recent oversight highlights the need for consistent validation and thorough testing. Ensure proper prefix usage, implement strict validation checks, and test with legacy data to avoid such problems.

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Lateral Phishing involves hijacked or compromised accounts to send phishing emails to unsuspecting recipients, such as close contacts in external organizations
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A new report from Barracuda has just dropped, and it’s nothing short of a cyber-crime horror show. Nearly 42% of email attacks on companies with 2,000 employees or more are driven by the insidious menace of lateral phishing. Smaller businesses are getting hammered with external phishing attacks, which account for a staggering 71% of the threats over the past year.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/3-things-ctos-should-know-about-soc-2-compliance.
Discover the benefits of SOC 2 compliance for CTOs. Learn how modern tools simplify the process and why genuine compliance can boost your business growth.
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The landscape of data security has evolved significantly in recent years, driving increased demand for SOC 2 reports. Customers expect transparency and assurance that robust security programs are in place, validated by third-party audits. The SOC 2 report as we know it today was developed by the AICPA in 2010.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ahrefs-under-fire-for-severe-domain-rating-dr-inaccuracies.
Ahrefs' DR metrics calculations are under fire and have become alarmingly unreliable and inaccurate leading to SEO and link building scams
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Ahrefs' Domain Rating (DR) metric is at the center of a storm due to its apparent failure to accurately reflect domain authority. The core issue lies in the alarming discrepancy between reported DR scores and actual organic performance. The situation has been exacerbated by the alarming rise in paid blog post scams, particularly prevalent in countries like India and Pakistan.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-secure-future-the-ethical-imperative-of-prioritizing-security-in-digital-architecture.
Security isn't just about technology; it's also about ethics, protecting not just information but the core of our digital society.
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Security isn't just about technology; it's also about ethics, protecting not just information but the core of our digital society. As a Senior Software Engineer with over 13 years of experience, these are my go-to best practices when designing an AWS service.

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Since entering this space a year ago, the company has already become a leader in the field, implementing the solution in hundreds of enterprise customer environ
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Adaptive Shield announces its breakthrough Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) platform. The platform helps security teams proactively detect and respond to identity-centric threats in business-critical SaaS applications. On May 27, a threat group announced the sale of 560 million stolen records from targeted attacks on single-factor authentication users in Snowflake.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cybersecurity-breach-shuts-down-la-superior-court-network-systems.
A major cybersecurity breach has shut down the LA Superior Court network. Learn about the impact and efforts to restore services in this critical incident.
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/rabbi-it-firm-deception-behind-the-paid-seo-guest-post-and-pbn-metrics-manipulator-company.
Rabbi IT Firm has been peddling paid fake manipulated guest posts and PBN link services via constant spam emails. (Paid Scam Blogs)
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Bangla Hindi company peddling paid guest posts and PBN link services that tarnish the fabric of online credibility due to fake manipulated metrics. Rabbi IT Firm’s modus operandi involves a duplicitous scheme that centers around the manipulation of website metrics. The company further undermines the value of their network by overloading their sites with excessive, irrelevant, backlinks.